Improved cotton-bale tib



JAMESW. BARNUM, OF'NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

Letters Patent No. 76,141, dated ll/[m'ch 3l, 1868.

IMPROVED COTTON-BALB TIE'.

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Be it known that I, JAMES W. BARNUM, of the city of New Orleans, parishof Orleans, and State of Louisiana, have inventeda certain new, useful,and improved device for fastening together the ends 'ofwire rope orwire, when the same is used for handing cotton or other bales; and I dohereby declare the following to' be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a partof this specification.

My invention consists of a. piece of plate-iron, the ends of which arerolled up, so as to produce a cylindrical support at each of said ends,for the two ends of the band, of suiieient diameter to prevent Vanyshort flexure of the same, which, it is well known, always so impairsthe strength of both wire rope and wire that they give way under thesevere strain to which they are subjected when used as bands forcotton-bales; but my invention will be better understood by referring tothe drawing.

A is the plate or piece of plate-iron of which the device is formed. Foractual use, it should be about the size as shown on the drawing. B B arethe two cylindrical supports for the loops, at the ends of the band,which loops are formed by passing the ends of the band around saidsupports, and then twisting theni around that part of the vband thatsustains the tension after the usual method of fastening the ends ofwire rope and wire bands to the intermediate device that connects them.'Between the cylindrical supports B B an opening, C, is formed, bycutting the plate, and folding halt` of that portion oi' it that isembraced or contained within the incisions *against each of thecylinders B B, in such manner as to overlap the transverse senin orjoint in the same, as is clearly shown at D D on the drawing. Theopening C allows each end of the band to be passed around a cylinder,whilst the folding ofthe lips or tongues D D over the joints thereingives additional strength and solidityT to the cylinders. v

In the practice of rny invention, thc device is secured to one end ofthe band by looping the latter around one of the cylindrical supports,and then the band is put around the-bale, and, the slack being taken upas nearly as possible, the other end is secured to thc othercylindrical'support in the same way as was the rst end to the firstsupport. Both ends of the band are secured by twisting, without a knotof any kind.

My device is simple, and cheap, and easily applied to use, and, being ofplate-iron, can be readily cut with a strong pair of shears when thebale is to be broken up, and the bands may be thus saved for repeateduse.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure-hy Letters Patent, is-F The device herein described, to wit, the plateA, when provided at its ends with cylindrical supports I3 B', theopening, C, between said supports, and tongues .D D', for thestrengthening of the supports B B', as and for the purpose set forth.

vJAMES W. BARNUM.

Witnesses:

A. BARBARIN, Rurus R. Rnonns.

